12th Students' Research Symposium 2024

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Impact of Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude & Internal Locus of Control on Financial Management Behavior Among Young Adults in Sri Lanka: Special Reference to Colombo District
(Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2024) Koralage, N.H.; Buddhika, H.J.R.
Introduction: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the Impact of Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude & Internal Locus of Control on Financial Management Behavior among Young Adults in Sri Lanka: Special Reference to Colombo District. Design / Methodology: The researcher chose Colombo district to conduct the study. In this regard, data was collected from young adults in the Colombo district using a survey questionnaire. Financial knowledge, financial attitude and internal locus of control were employed as independent variables in this study, with financial management behavior as the dependent variable. data were analyzed independently using SPSS software, which included statistical tests such as multicollinearity, reliability, normality, and regression analysis. For all the variables, descriptive statistics were used to determine the mean values of respondents' perspectives. Findings: According to the study's findings, that internal locus of control has a strong positive effect on the dependent variable, while financial knowledge has a moderate positive effect on the dependent variable. Financial attitude does not have a statistically significant effect on the dependent variable. Cronbach alpha values demonstrate the data is more reliable According to the regression results. Conclusion: The study investigated the impacts of financial knowledge, financial attitude, and internal locus of control on financial management behavior among young adults. It found that financial knowledge and internal locus of control have significant impacts on financial management behavior, while financial attitude has no significant impact.
Impact of the Firm Specific Factors on Share Prices of Diversified Financial Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange
(Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2024) Jayarangi, W.C.; Buddhika, H.J.R.
Introduction: The aim of this research is to explore the correlation among financial performance, Cost of Equity (Ke), and Integrated Reporting Quality (IRQ) within the context of listed diversified financial institutions in Sri Lanka. Introduction: The stock exchange is a key measure of a country's economic strength and development. In the distribution Because share prices are random, they play an important role in the market. As a result, many research have been conducted to study various aspects impacting share price. However, in the context of Sri Lanka, there were few study associations that attempted to find this. Design / Methodology: The most influential factors were chosen in this investigation. response to variations in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) share price, as well as to explore the impact of Those elements have an impact on the share price. This study's sample consisted of 43 Diversified Financials companies and only 20 companies the Colombo Stock Exchange. (CSE) from 2013 to 2023. The independent variables are Earnings per share (EPS), Dividend per Share (DPS) and return on equity (ROE), Price to earnings ratio(P/E), Debt to total assets (DPS). The dependent variable is Share Price (SP). This study analysis has done through Descriptive analysis, Correlation analysis and Regression analysis. Conclusion: Consequentially, this study was found; there is a significant impact between Share price (SP) with Earning per Share (EPS), Dividend per Share (DPS) Price to earnings ratio(P/E), Debt to total assets ratio and Return on Equity (ROE) respectively further strong positive relationship between Earning per Share (EPS) and Share Price (SP) as well as Dividend per Share (DPS) has strong positive relationship between Share Price.